]]>If you were wondering, with the fractious nature of all these cable dramas, what the most popular show on TV is, you might be surprised (Floored? Devastated?) to learn that it’s the hip-hop epic Empire. You might also be less surprised/less floored/less devastated to learn that it dethroned The Big Bang Theory for that title. So that’s the universe we’re working in. Here’s where I would link to an Empire article if we had actually written one yet. Oh well. Here’s a Big Bang article.

Last week, Empire pulled in a 6.9 rating for adults 18-49, and The Big Bang Theory pulled in a 6.7, suggesting that there’s a new ham-fisted champion in town. And it’s on Fox.

Before we all get too up in arms about the craziness of the world, it warrants mentioning that Sunday Night Football still bests both these shows, but isn’t taken into account because it’s actually fun to watch.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/empire-is-now-the-most-popular-show-on-all-of-television/feed/0The People’s Choice Award Winners Make Us Think The People Should Lose Their Right To Votehttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/the-peoples-choice-award-winners-make-us-think-the-people-should-lose-their-right-to-vote/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/the-peoples-choice-award-winners-make-us-think-the-people-should-lose-their-right-to-vote/#commentsFri, 09 Jan 2015 18:20:03 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=268926Democracy's a sick joke.

]]>It’s time to get a little snobby and elitist. Or more so than normal. The People’s Choice Awards were held a couple nights ago, and the “people” seem to be a big pain in the ass for what would constitute most of our readership. Awards were given to the programs that normally only receive our snark and disdain.

I could go through one-by-one and criticize why Maleficent wasn’t the best movie of 2014, or even a good movie, and I could write a dissertation on why Adam Sandler has never been America’s Best Comedic Actor, but whatever. Here’s a list of the winners. Don’t be afraid to get really judge-y and sarcastic. It’s kinda fun.

Thanks God “Dramedy” is now its own category! (That one actually makes a lot of sense. There are enough dramedies that they probably deserve their own category. You win this one, People’s Choice Awards!)

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/the-peoples-choice-award-winners-make-us-think-the-people-should-lose-their-right-to-vote/feed/0‘Big Bang Theory’ Renewed By CBS For At Least Three More Yearshttp://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/big-bang-theory-renewed-by-cbs-for-at-least-three-more-years/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/big-bang-theory-renewed-by-cbs-for-at-least-three-more-years/#commentsWed, 12 Mar 2014 15:58:02 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=260167It's been like eight seasons and not one of them has exploded yet. They're toying with us.

]]>Rejoice, people who like the style and writing of CBS comedies! The Big Bang Theory, the overachieving show about nerds and…whatever it is that nerds do, will be gracing us with its presence for a few more years.

CBS picked up the show until 2016-17, and reportedly paid one of the highest licensing fees ever to get the show, around $5-6 million per episode. That’s…pretty darn high, I would say.

In other CBS-Chuck Lorre news, the network is apparently in talks to offer him up 13 final episodes for Two and a Half Men to wrap up that story, even though the story of those 2.5 men could probably be resolved over the closing credits of the final episode.

So, in short, Chuck Lorre is making a ton of money these days. Nothing new.

]]>Making a strong argument for the philosophy of “give the world half a season, then wait months and months, then give them a little more,” the mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead outdid the season premiere setting another record for the show, cable, and presumably, the universe with 12.3 million viewers, up from 10.9 million at the onset of the season.

The show isn’t just performing well when benchmarked to cable, but its draw with viewers 18-49 is outperforming network fare like Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, and other shows that are far worse and don’t feature zombie epidemics as plot points.

This development leads us to the conclusion that a show on cable will not always underperform compared to those on networks, provided that the cable show has zombies. Always bet on the show with zombies, even if it’s a webisode on McSweeney’s or something.

]]>American Idol is down sharply on it’s second airing of the new season, leading many to believe that perhaps people are getting tired of no-name people singing other people’s songs. Don’t get too excited – Idol is still the most-watched show in America, but CBS‘ Big Bang Theory was slightly ahead of the juggernaut in terms of that coveted 18-49 demographic, making the CBS nerd comedy the arbitrary winner. Well, as much as there can be a “winner” when Big Bang Theory and American Idol are vying to be the most-watched television program in America.

This woud appear to mean a changing of the Thursday night guard, which maybe you haven’t cared about since Seinfeld, but I can assure that TV execs care about very, very much. And we want TV execs to be happy, don’t we? Sure we do. We want EVERYONE to be happy.

One year ago, Idol crushed BBT in the ratings 7.0 to 4.2. It seems that the tables have turned, with Idol down 28%, ensuring that BBT is the most popular show in the demographic, and through the transitive property, the best show on TV.

Breaking Bad? Homeland? Nope. Big Bang Theory is better, and Idol is now only second-best. Look at the ratings, pal.